On 5/9/2016 9:21 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>
> Yeah, but it helps to understand the theory before throwing all the
> obfuscating real-world complexities into the mix.
>

Remember we are thinking Quantum here which is a real-world complexity.



>
>> In
>> the end, a digital "gate" is actually just transistors, so if you
>> understand how transistors work you'll understand why a gate behaves the
>> way it does.
>
> Or, to put it more correctly, an arrangement of transistors is an
> imperfect implementation of how a logic gate is supposed to behave.
>
> Presumably if you were to build a gate out of water valves or lego
> bricks, it would have a different set of imperfections.

If you can get Quantum effects from Lego. The world is your mollusc. :-P

You need to get out of the mindset of:
"One is one and all alone and ever more shall be so."


Quantum is playing the cracks between the keys of the piano.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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